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ARK: Survival Ascended - Valguero: 40 New Features and Creatures!
This video summarizes 40 new features introduced with the Valguero Ascended Map in Ark Survival Ascended. It introduces new creatures like the Megaraptor and Elderclaw, along with changes to existing areas, new caves, and gameplay mechanics.
1. 🗺️ Rock Drakes and Nameless Venom in the Aberration Zone
- ✅ The Aberration Zone now houses Rock Drakes.
- ✅ Nameless spawn in the red zone of the Aberration Zone to obtain Nameless Venom for raising Rock Drakes.
00:00 - 00:40
1. 🗺️ Rock Drakes and Nameless Venom in the Aberration Zone
- ✅ The Aberration Zone now houses Rock Drakes.
- ✅ Nameless spawn in the red zone of the Aberration Zone to obtain Nameless Venom for raising Rock Drakes.
00:41 - 01:25
2. 🪦 New Cave of the Skylord Artifact and Additional Caves
- ✅ The Artifact of the Skylord has been moved to a new, massive cave in the White Cliffs.
- ✅ The cave is guarded by creatures and contains loot crates, underwater tunnels, and Bulb Dogs.
- ✅ Smaller caves have been added throughout the map, such as in the Tundra and Snow Biome.
01:26 - 02:57
3. 🦖 Megaraptor: Abilities and Combat Characteristics
- ✅ The Megaraptor is a new, community-chosen creature on Valguero.
- ✅ It can pounce, jump, and has high damage.
- ✅ Passive buffs increase its defense and allow it to bleed targets.
- ✅ The Megaraptor has a hunting mode that highlights targets and causes fear.
- ✅ It can stun flying creatures with a jump and has a stealth mode.
02:58 - 03:10
4. 👶 Wild Baby Flyers are Now a Reality
- ✅ Wild baby flyers can now be found in the wild, a first in Ark.
- ✅ They fly around with their parents.
03:11 - 03:55
5. 🦕 Deinonychus Improvements and Golem Return
- ✅ The Deinonychus now has a green crosshair for jumps and a target icon for pinning.
- ✅ The climbing mechanics have been improved.
- ✅ The Chalk Golem and Ice Golem return and can be used with Cryopods.
03:56 - 04:43
6. 📜 Interactive Valguero Memorial, Rhino Spawns, and Cherry Blossom Trees
- ✅ The Valguero memorial is now interactive, and server owners can customize the name list.
- ✅ Rhinos have been added to Valguero and can be found in the swamp.
- ✅ Cherry blossom trees return, adding color to the jungles.
04:44 - 05:29
7. 🏞️ Visual Improvements and Wake Server Advertisement
- ✅ The Wyvern Trench looks impressive.
- ✅ The video advertises Wake Servers, which are opening a 4-man PvP server for Valguero on October 10th.
05:30 - 06:36
8. 🦖 Arcadian Creatures, Dino Sucus Nerf, and DLC Creatures
- ✅ Arcadian Creatures can be found on Valguero.
- ✅ The Dino Sucus's Gigabyte Bleed no longer works against bosses.
- ✅ DLC favorites like Nameless, Reaper Queen, and Basilisk have been added.
- ✅ Bisons now also spawn on Valguero.
- ✅ Stray Felines (Cats) are also present.
06:37 - 07:32
9. 🏰 Improved POIs: Island, Tundra Fort, Redwoods Castle
- ✅ The small island now has a castle-like structure.
- ✅ The Tundra Fort has been transformed into a renovated lodge.
- ✅ The Redwoods Castle ruin has also been renovated.
- ✅ The fort in the Redwoods now has a cave at the end of the tunnel.
07:33 - 08:20
10. 🌱 Organic Polymer and Lord of the Rings References
- ✅ Organic Polymer plants can be found in the swamps and caves.
- ✅ There are Hobbit-like dwellings.
- ✅ A ruin has been redesigned in reference to Lord of the Rings.
08:21 - 09:31
11. 🛢️ Oil Cave, Fort Upgrades, and Black Pearls
- ✅ The oil cave now has a larger entrance.
- ✅ The fort on the plateau in the White Cliffs has been upgraded.
- ✅ The lake near the green obelisk now has a fortress structure.
- ✅ Stonehenge now has an altar with a dead Surfactus.
- ✅ Black Pearls can be found in the Aberration Zone.
09:32 - 10:10
12. 🦫 Structure Skins, Beaver Dams, and Boss Arena Overhaul
- ✅ The placement of structure skins has been increased by 70%.
- ✅ Beaver dams look more detailed.
- ✅ The boss arena has been completely overhauled and has a horror theme.
10:11 - 11:25
13. ⚔️ New Boss: Grenell and Boss Rewards
- ✅ A new boss, Grenell, has been added.
- ✅ Grenell is a large Megaraptor boss with high damage and a bleed effect.
- ✅ He summons Deinonychus minions and requires interaction with fire beacons.
- ✅ There is a new boss flag and a trophy.
- ✅ Element rewards are the same as before.
- ✅ Most paid DLCs also spawn on Valguero.
11:26 - 12:47
14. 🐻 Elderclaw: New Creature from the Lost Colony DLC
- ✅ The Elderclaw is a new creature from the Lost Colony DLC.
- ✅ It spawns on Valguero, The Center, Ragnarok, Extinction, and Aberration.
- ✅ It is larger than a Dire Bear and an agile mount.
- ✅ It is a good collector of resources.
- ✅ It has a ranged attack called Root Burst that immobilizes targets.
- ✅ It can summon a Bark Shield to reduce damage.
- ✅ It can place a totem that increases damage and can be improved through kills.
- ✅ The totem can be detonated to mutate and enhance the Elderclaw for 60 seconds.